228 XX. DiPTEROCARPACEiE. [Shorea. 



not contort. Stamens 20, in 3 rows; filaments linear-oblong 

 narrowed above; anthers ellipsoid, hair-like awns with several 

 bristles. Ovary conic; stylopodium distinct, all velvety hairy. 

 Fruit ovoid-conic silky, -5 in. long; outer wings linear-oblong, red 

 pubescent, 2 in. long, "25 to -5 in. wide, base narrowed, dilated 

 upwards; nerves 7, nervules transverse conspicuous, inner wings 

 I in. long, -25 in. wide. Hab. Forests. Johor, Penj^abong (Fox- 

 worthy). Pahang, Kwala Rumpin; Baloh, Rumpin (Foxworthy). 

 Native name : Balau betul. 



The original plant, called Balau by the Malays, was Parinarium oblongi- 

 folium, then abundant on the Rumpin River, as this got scarce from timber- 

 cutting the name was transferred to the Shorea. The timber is highly valued, 

 but inferior to the original Balau. 



(15) S. pauciflora King, I.e. 116; Brandis, Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 xxxi. 98. 



A big tree 90 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves oblong to elliptic acuminate, 

 base round or very shortly cuneate, sub-coriaceous; midrib and 

 nerves prominent, 9 to 11 pairs, scabrous with stellate hairs (also 

 occurring on the young twigs), 4 to 5 in. long, i'8 to 2'5 in. wide; 

 petioles minutely stehate-hairy, 6 to 7 in. long. Panicles about 

 4 in. long, pubescent and scurfy. Branches i in. long with few 

 sessile flowers, secund, very shortly pedicelled and "4 in. long. 

 Bracts very small, ovate silky, caducous. Sepals ovate, silky- 

 tomentose. Petals '15 in. long, broad elliptic blunt, silky outside, 

 yellow. Stamens 15 in 3 rows ; anthers all awned with awns twice 

 as long and minutely hairy. Ovary tomentose above, glabrous 

 below; style much longer. Fruit small globose, wings linear 

 blunt not narrowed below, long ones 3 in. long, 3 in. wide, 8-nerved, 

 shorter ones similar 2'5 in. long. Hab. Local in forests, Penang 

 Hill at 1500 ft. altitude (Curtis). 



var. Singaporensis Ridl. Leaves smaller, shorter and broader, 



3 to 4 in. long. Singapore, Garden Jungle. Johor, Pinerong 

 (Cantley). 



(16) S. Kunstleri King, I.e. 116; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 154, pi. 186. 



Tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves cori- 

 aceous, elliptic, abruptly acuminate, base rounded glabrous ; nerves 

 8 pairs, curved, prominent beneath, 4 to 5 in. long, 2 to 2*4 in. 

 wide; petioles "5 in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal, 4 to 

 6 in. long, scurfy puberulous. Flowers '5 in. long, sub-sessile, 



4 or 5 on the branchlets, secund, muddy brownish yellow with a 

 reddish tinge. Sepals ovate acute tomentose. Petals narrow 

 linear-oblong, silky outside. Stamens 15 ; filaments as long as 

 anthers; awns curved, much longer. Ovary elongate conic 

 puberulous. Fruit hemispheric tapering to a cone, tomentose; 

 outer wings membranous reticulate oblong blunt, 9-nerved, 3-5 in. 



